Eizlan vs Adib

Last Sunday I received a message from Safwan; a message forwarded by Eizlan's elder sis. He was involved in a very bad accident. He n a friend were on a motorcycle (him driving) when they were hit by a car. Apparently, it happened at 3am Friday in Gelugor (that's where I live!!!). In time, i gathered this : Eizlan was badly injured; his face smashed, arm and hip fractured, leg burned, lungs bleeding. He was in a coma. Hospitalized at Penang General Hospital. Earlier today, a group of us went to see him : Iyas, Umairah, Abu, Saufi, Arif, Salam, Yosi, Bonbes, Hafizuddin, Arif (anjang) n myself. He's conscious, but hooked to a respirator. When I went in, i felt heavy in my chest. He merely nodded and blinked whenever i said something. I admit, i had to hold back tears. I spoke to his mum earlier, her calmness probably from the relief that her son's going to be OK, and from how much he's improved within the week.

The whole situation was overwhelming to me. Here i am in front of the ICU, with a bunch of ex-MRSM Taiping students to whom I've never spoken to, chatting wih a woman I've never seen in my life (Eizlan's mum). What was sad, for me, was the fact that I've never spoken to Eizlan before. The first conversation had to be when he's critically injured, lying in the hospital ward unable to talk. Have I been snobbish, hanging out only with a certain bunch of people?

The whole Eizlan situation reminds me of my ex-classmate in Form 4, Adib. He was just a few months in when he had the chicken pox. We thought he was having the time of his life 'extending' his 'vacation'. It was only later that we found out that he had been in an accident. He was crossing the street to get some stationery b4 heading back to Taiping, when a speeding car rammed into him. His head broke the car's windshield and he sustained minor cuts and bruises. He was in a coma for a while. When he came out of it, he couldn't really speak and he's lost his memory. His speech eventually came back, but his memory only partial. Though he tried so hard to recall, it proved to be too much of a strain on him. I honestly dont know his whereabouts, or how he's been lately. The last i know was that he repeated Form 4 in a normal day school somewhere in Selangor the following year.

Well...A lot has happened since we left MRSM Taiping. Many parents of peers have come to pass, even siblings. But the impact is a lot stronger when it happens to your peers. That's all I have to say for now. To anyone who reads this, just say a prayer for these 2 individuals regardless of your religion. God Bless.